The Jharkhand High Court has sought a report from a Hazaribagh court in connection with framing of charges against a former state minister through a WhatsApp call that had invited the wrath of the Supreme Court.

A trial in a criminal case was conducted through the instant messaging app, WhatsApp. This peculiar case has reached the Supreme Court, which was left wondering as to how this kind of a "joke" was allowed to happen in a court of law in India.

The Jharkhand High Court has sought a report from a Hazaribagh court in connection with framing of charges against a former state minister through a WhatsApp call that had invited the wrath of the Supreme Court.

A trial in a criminal case was conducted through the instant messaging app, WhatsApp. This peculiar case has reached the Supreme Court, which was left wondering as to how this kind of a "joke" was allowed to happen in a court of law in India.